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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1908
Page
11
An antique classifieds page lists varied wants and offerings including tents, furniture, musical instruments, clothing, and household items. Shoppers seek used goods from a broad range of sellers, with BOX and office addresses guiding responses to Pennsylvan ia Railroad mileage notes and other listings.
Wholesale and retail mattress factory at 811 7th St offers new couches and ticking materials. Delivery available by phone. Call for rates and samples from Wade New.
Classified line reads as a compact help wanted and housing notice. Ads include a chef and pastry cook seeking reliable work with wife and daughter in hotel or department boarding houses, a first class waitress and pastry girl, 5 hour shifts in city or out, in household or cafe settings, plus a colored man and wife seeking a place to stay near the city, and a summer house care position offered by a good wife. Box numbers reference the office.
A flood of classified want ads seeks young colored men and others for janitorial night work, housework, porter, waiter, clerk, stenography, and various trades. Entries include references and box addresses, with numerous requests for private family positions, hotel or institution roles, and general labor. Listings also feature white and colored applicants, first class and skilled positions, and multiple contact boxes for response.
A flood of 19th century classified lines seeks household work and care roles. Listings include chambermaid, cook, housekeeper, attendant, companion, laundress, and nanny by women of various races, ages, and locations, with box numbers and office routes for responses.
SITUATIONS WANTED FEMALE ads describe multiple candidates offering washing by the day or at home, ironing, mending, sewing, and general housework. Women list locations around Washington DC including G Street, 12th Street NW, 6th and 4th streets NW, and near capital area. Many entries specify day work, references, and private family employment. some seek rooms or housekeeping in exchange for board.
An eclectic historic ad lists massage options for nerve and rheumatic issues and a moving and packing service. It mentions piano moving, shipping, and storage with a listed phone contact and address fragmentary in this readable segment.
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